Practice Test Questions Flashcards
How long does the CDC Recommend to wash your hands?
A: 30 Seconds
B: 20 Seconds
C: 40 Seconds
D: 60 Seconds
B
Healthcare professionals are required to spend at least 20 seconds washing their hands with soap and water. Wash your hands before and after touching a patient or the patient’s immediate environment.
Which of the following is used to drain fluid from a patient’s body?
A: intravenous drip
B: injection
C: catheter
D: syringe
C
A catheter is usually placed in patients that are not able to get up out of bed to use the restroom or have difficulty passing urine by themselves. A catheter may also be placed before and after surgery to run specific tests that may be ordered.
When sterilizing instruments using an autoclave, the machine should be filled with what liquid?
A: Boiled Water
B: Tap Water
C: Distilled Water
D: Hydrogen Peroxide
C
Distilled water is usually 99.9% pure and is best for autoclaves to prevent build up and damage to the machines and tools.
Which of the following is the term for an abnormally low white blood cell count?
A: Anemia
B: Leukopenia
C: Leukoplakia
D: Leukemia
B
Leukopenia can broken down as leuk/o-, meaning “white,” and -penia, meaning “decrease or deficiency.”
COPD is a disease state that refers to which conditions?
A: Asthma and atelectasis
B: Emphysema and chronic bronchitis
C: Shortness of breath and high blood pressure
D: Asthma and chronic bronchitis
B
COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and it refers to the progressive decrease in air exchange that occurs as a result of either emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
Which of these motions is an example of abduction?
A: Lifting both arms up away from the body
B: Shrugging the shoulders
C: Squeezing the legs together
D: Bending a knee
A
Abduction is the movement of the arms away from the body within the plane of the torso, or the coronal plane.
Which of these hormones is secreted by the thyroid gland?
A: Melatonin
B: TSH
C: Calcitonin
D: None of the above
C
The calcitonin hormone is responsible for reducing blood levels of calcium during hypercalcemia. TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) is actually secreted by the pituitary gland and signals the brain to release thyroxine.
